On December 14, Fairvote filed this amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Level the Playing Field v Federal Election Commission, 20-649. This is the case over general election presidential debates. … Continue reading
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On December 16, the Sixth Circuit heard Graveline v Benson, 20-1337. This is the challenge to the number of signatures needed in Michigan for a statewide independent candidate. It was filed in 2018 by Christopher Graveline, an independent candidate for … Continue reading
The Georgia Secretary of State has released vote totals for the declared write-in presidential candidates. See the state total here. Thanks to Bryce Wargin for the link. … Continue reading
At the November 2020 election, eleven states held gubernatorial elections. Here are the national totals for each party: Republican 10,698,657 Democratic 8,901,867 Libertarian 581,634 Progressive of Vermont 99,214 Green 28,543 Independent American of Utah 25,810 Constitution 20,934 Independent of Delaware … Continue reading
S. Marshall Wilson, a write-in candidate for Governor of West Virginia last month, polled 15,120 write-ins. He is West Virginia’s only independent legislator, although he did not run for re-election and will not be in the legislature in 2021.